WILLIAMSBURG,
Va. - Senior Meaghan McGovern and sophomore Alli
Mannon each came away with wins to highlight action for the Spiders at William and Mary's Colonial
Relays this weekend.

McGovern (North Kingston, R.I./North Kingston) opened the meet with a
top finish in the women's hammer throw on Thursday. The senior, who is just one week removed from setting a new meet and facility record at the Fred Hardy Invitational, turned
in a toss of 51.82 meters (170') to win the event by more than two meters over
Delaware's second-place finisher.

Mannon (Litiz, Pa./Warwick) followed McGovern's lead in the 3,000
meters, which she won with a time of 9:57.84 as one of two runners to record
sub-10 minute times. Classmate Elizabeth Schinski (Geneseo, N.Y./Geneseo)
crossed the line in 10:14.80 to secure a seventh-place finish.

Also earning a top-three finish this weekend was senior Nicol Traynor
(Basking Ridge, N.J./Basking Ridge), who captured third in the 3,000 Meter
Steeplechase with a time of 10:17.88. Newcomer Alli Stapleton (Commack,
N.Y./Commack) finished 17th in 11:25.00.

Sophomore Grace Gibson (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) jumped her
way to a sixth-place showing in the pole vault with a leap of 3.20 meters
(10'6"). In other field action, senior Amanda Caporelli (Churchville,
Va./Buffalo Gap) finished just outside the top ten in 12th in the long jump
with a distance of 4.95 meters (16'3").

On the men's side, newcomer Matthew Groff (Landisville, Pa./Hempfield)
won his heat with a top-25 overall time of 3:56.84 among 81 runners in the 1,500 Meters. Sophomore Ryan Lee (Wilmington,
Del./Archmere Academy) crossed the line just behind in 27th in 3:57.14, with
freshman Billy Fayette (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale) taking 29th in 3:57.66.

Spider '11 alum and current assistant Andrew Benford was also in
action this weekend, clocking a 8:21.30 to take the title in the 3,000 Meters.
Redshirt
freshman Connor Stauffer finished fourth in 8:28.31 in what his first career outing
as a Spider.

The Richmond women finished 13th in Saturday's final team
standings, while the men's squad took 21st overall.

The Spiders returns to action next Saturday when they head up I-95
for the Mason Spring Invitational in Fairfax, Va.

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